FSU Interns

Student Interns from Florida State University’s Sport Management Program

The Fred Biletnikoff Award organization is an excellent opportunity for FSU Sport Management students in providing them with an impactful internship opportunities in multiple areas in the sport industry such as event management, development, marketing and communications. The Biletnikoff Award is one of the biggest college football awards to be given each year and to have this award housed right here in Tallahassee is a tremendous opportunity for a FSU Sport Management to take full advantage of. The organization is second to none in helping provide scholarship opportunities for underprivileged high school students in the local community. In addition, our students are provided leadership and structure from some of the finest business leaders in the country. I would recommend this internship to any motivated and eager student who wants to gain first hand knowledge within the sport industry.

2018-2019: Michael Gonzalez

B.S. in Economics
M.S. in Sports Management
Minor in Business
Florida State University, Class of 2019

Michael Gonzalez is a native Floridian born and raised in Miami. He is a first-generation Cuban American who attended Christopher Columbus High School before attending Florida State University. Michael completed his undergraduate degree in economics at the Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy.

Currently, Michael is an aspiring graduate of the Florida State Sports Management master’s program. While at Florida State, he participated in the Phi Sigma Theta honor society and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Michael is interested in the use of analytics by front offices in constructing rosters and coaching staffs.

Previous work experience for Michael includes internships at Royal Caribbean and UPS where he focused on optimizing demand and supply factors. He is currently working as a Graduate Assistant at Florida State for the Sports Management Program. Michael is also a sportswriter for The Odyssey at Florida State University. He focuses on writing about current events and trends in the NFL and NBA.

Michael is an avid follower of Miami’s professional sports team and enjoys devoting his weekends to college and professional football. He is excited to be working with The Biletnikoff Award and the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.

2018: Jessica Clark

B.S. Sports Management
Minor in Hospitality
Florida State University, Class of 2018
Born and raised in Floyds Knobs, Indiana

It has been such an honor to be a part of the Biletnikoff Award ceremony as an intern. I am so thankful to The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. and admire this amazing group of people, who have provided scholarships to students overcoming challenges and leading them to success in higher education. This prestigious Foundation has taught me so much and I appreciate to have had this opportunity.

2018: Emily Munyon

I am honored to have the opportunity to intern for the Fred Biletnikoff Award ceremony. It is an honor to be able to learn from so many successful professionals in the sporting industry. I am the President of the Sport Management Student Association, a student run organization at FSU. I plan, organize and execute networking trips every semester as well as host weekly guest speakers. As a Senior graduating in May 2018, I am excited to take everything I learn and experience from this internship and apply it to future positions in sport.

2017-2018: Benjamin Pereira

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Class of 2017
B.S. in Sport Management
Florida State University, Class of 2019
M.S. in Sport Management

Benjamin Pereira is a class of 2017 graduate of the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a current M.S. candidate in Sport Management at Florida State University. Originally from Massachusetts, he joins the Biletnikoff Award after working for The Association of Diversity in Sport, serving as their Vice President over the past year. Ben’s previous experience included working for sport organizations like the New England Revolution, the New Bedford Bay Sox, and Zero Gravity. Ben is a strong sport researcher, who hopes to utilize some of his market analysis skills and contribute to the greater mission of the award on a broad scale. Ben is very excited to join the team.

2016-2017: Stuart Langer-Marshall

The Biletnikoff Award has taught me that the richest successes come from a person’s true character. All people come from different backgrounds, and each one has to cope with various obstacles to achieve greatness and satisfaction. I was honored to have the opportunity to volunteer my time with the Biletnikoff Award due to the fact that every trustee, especially including our Founder, Professor Walter W. Manley, II, passionately cares about our careers following this internship and for the inspiration to every Biletnikoff Award applicant that they may find the best educational, and career, path that suits that individual. I have never been surrounded by an organization prior to this internship that better demonstrates and promotes positive attitude, character, passion, and to approach life by doing the things the correct way and always looking for guidance from knowledgeable mentors. I could not be more thankful to the entire organization and absolutely plan to stay involved with the Biletnikoff Award along with its creators and sponsorship from the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation Inc.

10-27-2017

To second Anthony, thank you for putting us in the best position to succeed in these prestigious organizations! We took away so much from working with the local communities of northern Florida, and we will certainly create a positive impact wherever our paths may take us.

Interning for the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. was an experience, I believe, happens once in a lifetime. Working with many of the Trustees, involved with the Biletnikoff Award, assisted me in growing both as an individual as well as a young professional in the sports industry. The internship was very challenging but also very pleasing due to the experience, knowledge, and connections gained throughout my time with the Foundation. The Biletnikoff Award is an amazing award that not only spotlights an outstanding, collegiate wide receiver but also gives back to the community through its scholarship foundation. Working with the scholarships was very rewarding due to the individuals I met as well as the stories I heard. In our beautiful country today, an education does not come at a cheap price and many young students are driven into debt to receive a college degree. The Biletnikoff Award does an outstanding job in assisting young, high school seniors, that have overcome a significant challenge, in receiving an education at a cheaper price by providing 10 – 15 scholarships a year. It was an honor to receive an opportunity to work alongside the Trustees at the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. and I look forward in assisting the Foundation in the future!

10-26-2017
Walter,

I hope your week is finishing up well and you are getting ready for a weekend filled with some great college football! As of earlier this week, I have accepted the position of Aquatics Program and Risk Management Coordinator at the University of Notre Dame. The position is going to be an amazing start to my career and I truly appreciate everything you have done to help me get to this point. I will be mainly running the University’s aquatics center that includes duties such as hiring/training lifeguards, scheduling of the pool, maintenance of the aquatics center, running the swim program, and keeping updated CPR/First Aid/AED certifications with all of the staff. Along with running the Aquatics Center, I will also be representing the University’s RecSports department on the campus wide Risk Management committee. As a representative on the committee, I will be voicing the RecSports department’s concerns on risk management initiatives and collaborating with other representatives on campus.

Thank you again for taking the time to speak with Arianne and Todd. I hope the Foundation’s trustees are doing well and everyone is getting excited for the upcoming months and banquet! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I’ll give you a call once I am settled in South Bend and GO IRISH!

Best Wishes,

Anthony Onimus

2015: Colton Schultz

Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
B.S. in Sport Management, 2016 Florida State University
Minor in General Business, 2016 Florida State University

Interning for the Biletnikoff Award Foundation was an amazing experience, I am thankful that I got to be a part of such an unbelievable group of people.

2014 – 2015: Edward J. Billington, III

Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida State University, Class of 2015
B.S. Sport Management, minor in General Business
University of South Florida, Class of 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Sport and Entertainment Management

My experience with the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation afforded me the invaluable opportunity to give back and impact this community in a very meaningful way. I am very fortunate to have been associated with such an upstanding and prestigious foundation, and I look forward to continuing my affiliation.

12-08-2017Walter,

Congrats on another successful Biletnikoff Award Winner! I wanted to send you a quick note and say thank you again for all your help in getting my career started.

Interning for the Tallahassee QB Club Foundation/Biletnikoff Award was instrumental to my career, and it opened so many doors for me. I truly appreciate the opportunities you provided me. I am currently working in the Corporate Partnerships with the Tampa Bay Rays, while finishing up my MS/MBA at USF. If there’s ever any way I can help, don’t hesitate to reach out. Additionally, if you’re ever in the Tampa/St. Pete area, I’d love to grab lunch.

2013 – 2014: Kristin Olson

Interning at the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. has provided me with the necessary tools and experiences to be successful in my current career.

I think most sports fans are familiar with the Biletnikoff Award, but I do not think they are familiar with the organization behind it. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation is so much more than just the creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award. The Foundation also provides generous college scholarships to local counties’ high school seniors who have overcome significant challenges to achieve at the highest academic and extra-curricular levels. I was very honored to have been tasked the responsibility to conduct outreach to prospective students and to guidance counselors, review and classifying applications, and make award recipient recommendations to the Committee Chairman and Members.

I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to work with such amazing people and organization!

NCFAA

The Biletnikoff Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, www.ncfaa.org.